Tourist&#39;s portable collapsible cooking stand



Sept. 8, 1925; 7 1,552,960

Y E. v. SANDERS TOURISTS PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE COOKING STAND Filed Nov.1, 1924 Witnesses: INVENTOR.

1. fi BY [2.67m cw. ATTORNEY! Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES EARL V. SANDERS, 0F IAWNEE, ILLINOIS.

TOURISTS PORTABLE COLLAPSIBLE COOKING STAND.

Application filed November 1, 1924. Serial No. 747,377.

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, EARL V. SANDERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pawnee, county of Sangamon, and State of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Tourists Portable Gollapsible CookingStand, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a class. of devices that may be successfullyused by tourists as a conveniently portable and collapsible metallicmeans of supporting cooking utensils when in normal use, an object beingin a device of this character to simplify the con struction of thedevice tothe end of economy and convenience in handling the same.

My invention embodies certain details of structure and design that areadapted to provide a simple economical and durable cooking stand fortourists: that may be quickly and easily set up ready for use and asuickly taken down and packed into a sma 1 package for convenienthandling and transportation. A more detailed arrangement of thedescriptive matter concerning this device will be included. in theannexed specification recited in the claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which like reference numerals indicate the samestructural parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective of the assembleddevice of my invention shown in the desired position of its intended useas a substantial support for cooking utensils. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveof the device shown with only two of the metallic sumaorting strips forcookingutensils in normal position and a kettle suspended from thesupporting cross bar showing another, convenient use for the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of a bracket support for a kettle in normalcooking use which bracket is composed of one of the standards and thecross bar substantially supported in the slot of standard and a kettlesuspended from the extended cross bar as a bracket.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a detail of one of the several metallicsupports of the cooking utensils.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of a detail of the cross bar of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a detail of one of the supporting standards of the cookingstand.

The preferred embodiment of my invention and the desired methods ofproducing the intended results therewith will now be pointed out asreferences are made to the several numerals in the respective figureswhich in detail will indicate certain co-opcrating parts of the deviceof my invention.

When in normal use as cooking stand for tourists this device is adaptedto be made of metallic parts and adapted to be as corn veniently handledas possible and especially adapted to be as conveniently packed andprepared for transportation in as small a packageas possible.

In detail my device" comprises a pair of substantial metallic standards-1 and 3- respectively, each of which is provided with a longitudinalslot -9- at one end and is pointed at the opposite end; a substantialmetallic cross bar 2 which is bent at right angles at both ends to forma lug 8 and -8- respectively as stop means in the normal fittingarrangement of the cross bar as it rests inthe slotsi9 and -9-respectively of the metallic'supporting standards 1 and -3 respectively,as they normally stand driven into the ground as supporting means. forthe metallic supporting strips 4-56 and --7- which are adapted tosupport the cooking utensils when in normal use.

It will be noted in a careful study of the details of this device thatintegral lugs '10 11-- -12 and -13' are bentat an angleto the topsurface of themetallic supporting strip shown in detail in Fig. 4 andthese lugs are bent in the manner shown for the purpose of forming asubstantial engaging means for normal engagement with the metallic crossbar 2-.

It will be particularly noted that these lugs are arranged incorresponding spaced opposite pairs and bent to such a position as toform a sort of cross channel beneath and at right angles to themetallicsupporting strip, which channel is adapted toaccommodate themetallic horizontal supporting cross bar. A particular merit in thisdevice is to be found in its construction which permits it to be quicklyassembled in the following manner: The tourist drives one of the stakesin the ground to a suitable depth, measures with the cross bar for thedesired spacing of the s cond standard, then drives it into the groundto a depth corresponding with the first standard. The metallic cross baris then laid in the slots after which elongated supporting strips 456and 7 are placed in suitable optional parallel spaced relation on thecross bar as is shown in Figure 1.,

Referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that another very practicalarrangement of this device may be put to practical use by suspending thekettle 'l5 beneath cross bar 2 and supported. thereby.

And another practical means of using certain parts of this device in aconvenient manner is illustrated in Fig. 3 where standards 1 is driveninto the ground and cross bar 2 is mounted in the slot of the standardwhere a kettle l4 may be suspended from the bar 2 as the kettlesupporting hook 18 rests in notch -16 of the bar.

To those skilled in the art it will be evident that certain minorchanges may suggest themselves and such changes may be suitably madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of this inventiono-rsacrificing any of its intended merits.

Having thus described the nature of my invention I claim:

1. A tourists portable collapsible cooking stand-comprising a pair ofupright metallic supporting standards of rectangular cross section, eachhaving a longitudinal slot at the upper end and pointed at the lowerend,a horizontal supporting cross bar bent at right angles near each endthereof and adapted to normally rest snugly and detachably at each endin the slots of the standards and a plurality of parallel spacedmetallic supporting leaves, provided with integral spaced bars ofcentrally disposed, angularly bent, engaging lugs; said engaging lugs ofthe metallic supporting leaves adapted to normally engage said metallicsupporting cross bar and be detachably supported thereby in parallelsuitably spaced relation and at right angles to the cross bar for theaccommodation of cooking utensils and the like as described and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a tourists portable collapsible cooking stand, of the characterdescribed, the

co-operative combination comprising a plurality of elongated metallicstrips of recv tangular cross section for the support of positioned atan angle of forty-five degrees with the top surface of the strip on eachof the two opposite edges of the strip and adapted to be normally usedas substantial engaging lugs for the detachable support of the metallicsupporting strips; a rectangular metallic cross bar bent to form rightangles at opposite ends, adapted to accommodate and support saidelongated strips in normally parallel optionally spaced relation acrossthe top thereof and at right angles thereto; and a pair of uprightmetallic supporting standards of rectangular cross section each having alongitudinal slot at the upper end and pointed at the lower end, saidstandards adapted to be driven in the ground to suitable depth, inpredetermined spaced relation and adapted to accommodate said supportingcross bar in the longitudinal slots thereof and thus provide substantialcollapsible convenient portable support for cooking utensils when innormal use, as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. Inatourists portable collapsible cooking standof the characterdescribed the combination with a metallic supporting cross bar supportedby notched metallic standards for the support of the same, of aplurality of metallic supporting strips for supporting the cookingutensils adapted to normally engage said supporting cross bar inparallel optional spaced relation; said supporting strips normally heldin detachable engagement with said cross bar by means of integral pairsof centrally disposed lugs bent at a suitable angle with the plane ofthe strip to form bracket-stop-means for the substantial detachablesupport of the strips on the cross bar as described and for the supportof cooking utensils when in normal use.

. In Witness whereof, I hereunto, set my hand this 25th day of OctoberA. D., 19:24.

EARL V. SANDERS.

